 | Daniel Defoe - 1748 - 346 psl.
...as their Occafions direct. Some of them have their foreign Letters of Orders, with Patterns fealed on them, in their Hands; the Colours of which they...their Cloth, they lean over to the Clothier, and by a Whifper, in the feweft Words imaginable, the Price is ftated ; one asks, the other bids ; and they... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1761 - 360 psl.
...as their Occafions direct. Some of them have their foreign Letters of Orders, with Patterns fealed on them, in their Hands; the Colours of which they...their Cloth, they lean over to the Clothier, and, by a Whifper, in the feweft Words imaginable, the Price is ftated ; one afks, the other bids ; and they... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1818 - 560 psl.
...buyers of all forts enter the hall, and walk up and down between the rows, as their occafions direct. When they have pitched upon their cloth, they lean over to the clothier, and by a whifper, in the fewell words imaginable, the price is ftated ; one atks, the other bids. and they agree... | |
 | William Beebey Lighton - 1836 - 270 psl.
...buyers, of all sorts, enter the hall, and walk up and down between the rows, as their occasions direct. When they have pitched upon their cloth, they lean...the price is stated. One asks, the other bids, and they agree or disagree in a moment. In a little more than an hour all (he business is done, ten or... | |
 | William Beebey Lighton - 1838 - 262 psl.
...buyers, of all sorts, enter the hall, and walk up and down between the rows, as their occasions direct. When they have pitched upon their cloth, they lean...the price is stated. One asks; the other bids, and they agree or disagree in a moment. In a little more than an hour all (he business is done, ten or... | |
 | William Beebey Lighton - 1838 - 262 psl.
...buyers, of all sorts, enter the hall, and walk up and down between the rows, as their occasions direct. When they have pitched upon their cloth, they lean...the price is stated. One asks, the other bids, and they agree or disagree in a moment. In a little more than an hour all the business is done, ten or... | |
 | Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 1900 - 540 psl.
...down between the Rows, as their Occasions direct. Some of them have their foreign Letters of Orders, with Patterns sealed on them, in their Hands ; the...the Price is stated ; one asks, the other bids ; and they agree or disagree in a Moment. The Reason of this prudent Silence is owing to the Clothiers standing... | |
 | Charles Jesse Bullock - 1907 - 732 psl.
...down between the Rows, as their Occasions direct. Some of them have their foreign Letters of Orders, with Patterns sealed on them. in their Hands ; the...the Price is stated ; one asks, the other bids ; and they agree or disagree in a Moment. The Reason of this prudent Silence is owing to the Clothiers standing... | |
 | Arthur Donald Innes - 1914 - 298 psl.
...down between the Rows, as their Occasions direct. Some of them have their foreign Letters of Orders, with Patterns sealed on them, in their Hands ; the...the Price is stated ; one asks, the other bids ; and 'tis agreed, or not agreed, in a Moment. The Reason of this prudent Silence, is owing to the Clothiers... | |
 | Charles Harding Firth, Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh - 1920 - 486 psl.
...colours of which they match by holding them to the cloths they think they agree to. When they have fixed upon their cloth, they lean over to the clothier,...fewest words imaginable the price is stated. One asks and the other bids ; they agree or disagree in a moment. The reason for this prudent silence is owing... | |
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Some of them have their foreign Letters of Orders, with Patterns sealed on them, in their Hands ; the Colours of which they match, by holding them to the Cloths they think they agree to. When they have pitched upon their Cloth, they lean over to the Clothier,... 
